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A quick note to formally advise that next month’s meeting, to be held on Wednesday 18 October, is the CSFG Annual General Meeting. Generally, the AGM will take up some of the first hour of our normal meeting (from 7:30 pm). The outgoing committee will report on the activities and [...]

July For our July meeting, Ian McHugh took us to market, to market to buy … well, to sell our short stories. Ian provided insight on the short story market for speculative fiction, and the process of getting our work out there, and published. It all boiled down to a [...]

By versace|2017-07-30T09:02:56+00:0030th July, 2017|General Meetings|Comments Off on What CSFG’s up to in July and August

What we’ve been discussing at the CSFG... ...and what’s up next. Here at the CSFG we’re always trying to challenge ourselves – push our craft of writing into what might be unfamiliar or challenging areas – and by doing so become more dynamic writers. So, for our May meeting, we [...]

By versace|2017-06-03T23:55:57+00:003rd June, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on And now, a message from the President

We are excited to announce that Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild is once again partnering with Conflux Inc to bring you the CSFG/Conflux 13 short story competition! This year’s theme is (wait for it…) BLOOD, GOLD, LIES These bright and bitter threads wind through the heart of many a grim tale [...]

The CSFG Committee agreed at the March meeting to raise annual membership fees. As of 16 March 2017, memberships will be at the following rates: General membership - $30.00 Concessional membership - $20.00 Outer Canberra membership - $10.00 The Committee regrets this unavoidable increase. The hike in membership rates is [...]

By versace|2017-03-16T22:38:27+00:0016th March, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Membership fees raised

We have a world of news to catch up on since our last update, which only goes to show that life can move pretty fast if you're not paying attention (or if you just neglect your blog for several months over a very hot summer!) World's Finest! One of the [...]

By versace|2018-06-18T09:10:29+00:004th February, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Member News – November 16-January 17

You might have noticed the CSFG site was down for a few days. Or you might not (we almost didn't). Sorry for the outage folks. No idea what happened there, but as far as we can tell everything is back in its usual place. If you detect any anomalies, just [...]

Conflux 12 Red Fire Monkey is done! Convention Book Cover by Shauna O'Meara Here's what our members had to say about it: Elizabeth Fitzgerald's report dives deep into the panels she attended: Part One and Part Two. Tim Napper's report comes primarily from the bar, where the writing [...]

By versace|2018-04-18T11:36:24+00:0023rd October, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Conflux – Blog roundup

With the busy business of Conflux and the CSFG AGM now behind us, it's time to celebrate the wins, the milestones and the culmination of grand schemes that take us ever closer to our perhaps-overshared secret goal of WORLD DOMINATION! In other words, here's what our lovely and brilliant members [...]

By versace|2018-04-24T13:21:27+00:0022nd October, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Member News – October 2016

Committee News This week's CSFG Annual General Meeting saw the turnover of the Committee and the appointment of a new President: Angus Yeates has succeeded Leife Shallcross as the World Dominator-in-Chief of the CSFG. Congratulations to Angus for stepping up to become our human shield glorious leader! Angus is joined [...]

By versace|2018-04-18T11:35:54+00:0021st October, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AGM and Life Memberships

About the CSFG

The CSFG is an association for Canberra-based creators of speculative fiction. Our goal is to support and provide development opportunities for our members as they move from aspiring, to published, to professional makers of spec-fic.